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EU Parliament Proposes Ban on Green Claims Based Solely on Carbon Offsetting

ESG Today

The new rules form Parliament’s negotiating position on the EU Commission’s proposed “Directive on Green Claims” released in March 2023. One of the new requirements proposed by the EU Parliament is to include in the rules a prohibition on green claims such as “carbon or climate neutrality” that are based solely on carbon offsetting schemes.

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Delivering Tangible Climate Action Through the Circular Economy

3BL Media

Additional ways to reduce your carbon footprint While reduce emissions is always the goal, sometimes it’s necessary to look at additional ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Carbon offsetting is a tangible way for businesses to take responsibility for their carbon emissions.

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H&M Warns Against Use of Carbon Offsets in SBTi’s Climate Target Standard

ESG Today

The decision could potentially have a significant impact on the markets for energy attribute certificates, such as carbon credits, extending their use by thousands of companies globally.

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Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines

3BL Media

Originally published in American Airlines' 2023 Sustainability Report Voluntary Carbon Markets Aviation is regarded as one of the sectors that is hardest to abate in terms of climate impact. In early 2024, Graphyte began operating the largest carbon removal facility in the world, its Loblolly facility in Arkansas.

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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

In 2023, we purchased carbon offset credits from 16 projects that neutralized approximately 7% of our Scope 3 emissions,” Maple Leaf spokespeople tell Corporate Knights – specifically for products that carry the “carbon zero” marketing label. That includes emissions from animals and meat purchased from suppliers. “In

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U.S. Building Performance Standards in 2023 and Beyond

3BL Media

In 2023, 10 more local jurisdictions across the country joined the growing list of BPS implementation. New Jersey joined California and Colorado in 2023. office building in Denver generates an average NOI of $5,180,000 in 2023. Based on the latest data from CBRE EA , a typical 500,000 sq. decrease in NOI.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Carbon Offsets Markets size. Introduction.